In Mahabharata, what was the reaction of Arjuna after knowing Karna was his brother?

 After karna’s death, kunti revealed that karna was actually his son and pandavas eldest brother. Arjuna didn't spoke anything right after this revelation. He just silently listened to his mother’s words. It was yudhishthira who expressed his sorrowness after learning the truth.

This are the words expressed by yudhishthira to his mother.

Oh Mother! Till now I have had enormous respect for you! However, you’ve committed a great blunder of not revealing Karna’s identity to the world, just because of your selfishness! You’ve not spoken a single word about Karna all these years to me, nor to Arjuna, nor to Bheemasena or any one of us! Had you informed us of Karna during our childhood and early days, I would have ensured that Karna never slept for even a single day at Duryodhana’s! Had you atleast informed us of Karna before the commencement of the war, I would have gone and personally convinced Karna to come to my side – Or, even if that would not have been possible, I would have ensured that Karna was alive today! Ultimately, Karna had to meet his end because of Arjuna and myself and I’ve to take the blame for the entire fiasco! Had you disclosed about Karna at an appropriate time, the entire disaster could have been averted! Karna could have led a dignified life!”

Yudhishthira was deeply moved away by the truth and thus he cursed all women.

Oh Kunthi Devi! Unable to bear the loss and separation of my elder brother Karna, I’m hereby inflicting a curse upon you, knowing the fact that you are my own mother! However, the blunder that you’ve committed all through your life should not go unpardoned! I’m hereby cursing all of womanhood including you, that secrecy will never stay in you forever! You will not be able to maintain any secrecy in any aspect of your life! Just because you had concealed Karna’s story within you and made Karna a victim to the outside world for no fault of his, you will henceforth never be able to maintain any form of secrecy in your life!”

Later, arjuna felt intense guilt and remorse for killing karna in the battle. He later took great care of karna’s son vrishketu and helped me to emerge as a brave warrior like him.

Unfortunately, modern shows like mahabharata (2013) and suryaputra karna (2016) misinterpret the actual events like after the final duel karna was alive for a long period enduring the unexplainable pain.He attentively listened to his brothers queries, showed them a proper direction and even convince arjuna that he did amazing job by defeating him & pat his back for doing so.

Karna doing Aura Farming- Screenshot from YouTube

And one more thing is duryodhana begging infront of everyone to save karna’s life, especially they show that he felt to krishna’s feet for his dear friend.

Duryodhana requesting Krishna- Screenshot from YouTube

There is no doubt that duryodhana was a good friend to karna and he completely shattered by his demise.It broke him more than losing all his brothers, even dushashan’s death not made him feel like that way.

He knows that his defeat is inevatible after karna’s death and have no hopes like it was earlier. But, he is not that weak or humble enough to beg infront of his enemies to restore his friend’s life by offering them his own.

Which brother was Which brother was most loved and respected among the Pandavas in Mahabharat?

Most respected? Yudhishtir.

Most loved ? Arjun.

Yudhishtir

Yudhishtir was given the position of Pandu, after his death. He was the most respected by even his mother Kunti. All important decisions were taken by him only . His brothers treated him with respect.

Elders like Bhishma,Dhritarashtra and Vidura respected the Eldest Pandav and considered him as personification of dharma.

Draupadi respected him the most and always honoured him the most.She gave the divine flower and the gem of Aswathama to him only.

Sages of the era looked up to him and visited him so often. Brahmins respected him and citizens preferred to stay with him in forest.

Krishna treated him as the Elder and bowed before him with respect.

Arjun

The third Pandav was the most loved by every one around. He got more appreciation when he appeared on Rangabhumi than the prospective crown prince Yudhishtir and the son of acting king,Duryodhan.

Bhishma loved him the most and chose to fall by his arrows. He pampered Arjun in his childhood to the extent of being called “ father” by Arjun. He always took pride in Arjun’s achievements.

Drona admitted that he loved Arjun more than his own son Aswathama. Kripacharya and Aswathama took delight in singing his praises.

Dhritarashtra and Duryodhana were in awe of Arjun and his prowess.

Vidura considered Arjun as the capable one to punish the wrong doers in dyutsabha itself.

The Andhakas, the Yadavas, and the Bhojas uniting together, abandoned Kansa. And afterwards, when at the command of the whole tribe, the same Kansa had been slain by Krishna that slayer of foes, all the men of the tribe became exceedingly happy for a hundred years. So at thy command, let Arjuna slay this Suyodhana.

LXI Sabha Parva

Bhima loved Arjuna the most. Twins doted on him.

Kunti loved Arjuna, her youngest son who could achieve sovereignty for Pandavas and win wealth and wars.

Draupadi loved Arjuna the most . He was the hero who won her in the Swayamvara .

Subhadra ,Chitra,Ulupi loved him..Arjuna of the Epic was the charmer in true sense.

Drupada loved him the most and created a daughter for him to wed.Virata wanted to offer Uttara to him.

Even the Kaurava soldiers loved him for being compassionate.

The princes of Aryavarth gathered at Indraprasth to learn archery skills from Arjun.

Above all ,Krishna loved him the most. He stated that he can not see the earth devoid of Arjuna.

My wives, my kinsmen, my relatives, non amongst these is dearer to me than Arjuna. O Daruka, I shall not be able to cast my eyes, even for a single moment, on the earth bereft of Arjuna.

LXXIX Drona Parva

When he withdrew his heart from that purpose, I addressed the anxious and senseless Ashvatthama and said, "He who is always regarded as the foremost of all human beings, that wielder of gandiva, that warrior having white steeds yoked unto his car, that hero owning the prince of apes for the device on his standard, that hero who, desirous of vanquishing in a wrestling encounter the god of gods, the blue-throated lord of Uma, gratified the great Shankara himself, that Phalguna than whom I have no dearer friend on earth, that friend to whom there is nothing that I cannot give including my very wives and children, that dear friend Partha of unstained acts, never said unto me, O brahmana, such words as these which thou hast uttered.

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Citizens loved him so much and thronged the streeets whenever he went on expeditions.

Sages like Vyasa loved him because he was the protector of dharma.

On the whole Pandavas were together a team loved by all but still we can pick these two as per Epic narration.

My answer is based on story of Vyasa Bharat

What was the geographical spread of the Mahabharata War?

 A historical Kurukshetra war would have been focused on the Gangatic plain with some armies from the frontiers.

Pandava side

Panchalas (second most powerful kingdom of the Vedic period)

Matsyas

Vrishnis

Kaurava side

Kurus (the most powerful kingdom of the Vedic period)

Madras

Saindhavas (Jayadratha who is brother in law of Duryodhana)

Gandharas (probably a small army as marching a large army into the plains of Kurukshetra from north-west would have been a logistical nightmare)

Bhoja-Andhakas

Trigartas

The vast majority of the armies fighting in Kurukshetra would have been fielded by Kurus and Panchalas (the two strongest kingdoms of the Vedic period).

Distant kingdoms/tribes like Saindhavas and Gandharas would have only brought small armies due to geographical barriers and supply issues.

According to Ramayana, how old was Hanuman ji, while he is also mentioned in the Mahabharata?

 Hanumanji was also of Lord Ram’s age in Ramayan which happened in Treta Yug.

The story of Lord Hanuman is as under:-

As per Ananda Ramayana, the “payasam” which the wives of Dasharatha had eaten to bear children, some part was carried away by Vayudev (the Wind god) and Anjana consumed it, thereby giving birth to Hanuman. So Lord Hanuman is about the same age of Lord Ram.

( please note that there are different stories of how Lord Hanuman was born)

As Lord Hanuman is Chiranjeevi, he is there in all the Yugas. In Mahabharat, Lord Hanuman’s age was as below:-

As per scriptures

Lord Hanuman was born in the 24th Treta Yuga ( at the end of Treta Yuga).

TRETA YUGA: 1,296,000 yrs (thrice of Kalyug)

1296000\24 ( there were 24 periods in Treta Yug) =54,000 yrs for one period

As Lord Hanuman was born in the last period (24 th period )of Treta Yug he was about 54,000 yrs old at the end of Treta Yug).

Dwapar Yug : 864,000 years ( twice of Kalyug)

Dwapar Yug ends when Lord Krishna left this world . Lord Hanuman was there in Dwapar Yug.

54,000 ( period of the 24th Treta Yug)+ 864000 ( period of full dwapar yug)=9,18,000 yrs . Hamumanji was 9,18,000 yrs old at the end of Dwapar Yug.

Kalyug : 432,000 years

Kalyug in 2022 has about 426,877 years left . Therefore, we are living in the 5123 yr of Kalyug.

So in 2022 Lord Hanuman who is still living in Kalyug is about 9,23,123 yrs old ( as per the calculation below)

54,000 ( period of the 24th Treta Yug)+ 864000 ( period of full Dwapar Yug) + ( 432,000- 426877 +5123)+5123 = 9,23,123 yrs old.

(All the aforesaid are assumed as per the figures mentioned in the scriptures and all are approximate figures)

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Who was Babruvahana in Mahabharata? What's his story?

Babruvahana is the son of Arjuna and Chitrangada. It so happened that, before Dharmaraja did the Rajasuya sacrifice, Sage Narada came as per the instructions of Lord Brahma. The purpose of His arrival was to warn the Pandavas about not getting into a quarrel over one wife. All the 5 Pandava brothers were married to Draupadi, the daughter of King Drupada. Now, due to one beautiful wife, the Pandavas could quarrel with each other over her. So, to prevent that, Sage Narada came to Indraprastha and told Dharmaraja his purpose of arrival.

He narrated the story of Sunda and Upasunda and how they were killed by their own lust over Tilottama, the celestial damsel created by Vishvakarma. Sage Narada, as per Lord Brahma’s instructions, asked Dharmaraja to follow a rule, which is: Every Pandava brother stays with Draupadi for a year. For example, for one year, Dharmaraja and Draupadi, then another year, Bheemasena and Draupadi, then Arjuna and Draupadi, the next year, and so on. Dharmaraja agreed to this, and Sage Narada departed.

After this, Dharmaraja had a pact with his brothers that each brother would stay along with Draupadi for a whole year as per the instructions of Sage Narada and Lord Brahma. Plus, they even made a rule that if any other Pandava brother sees a particular Pandava with Draupadi, like, for example, in the first year, Dharmaraja and Draupadi are together, and if Bheemasena, Arjuna, Nakula, or Sahadeva saw them together in solitude, then that particular Pandava brother who saw both would go on a sacred pilgrimage for a whole year.

Once, when Dharmaraja and Draupadi were together in the weaponry room. Arjuna too came there accidentally at that time and saw both. Actually, it was like a Brahmin had come to Arjuna seeking protection from thieves, so Arjuna had come there to take his bow and arrow. He accidentally saw Draupadi and Dharmaraja together. After protecting the Brahmin, Arjuna came back and told Dharmaraja that he was leaving for a pilgrimage all over India as a result of seeing Dharmaraja and Draupadi together. Dharmaraja initially asked Arjuna not to go, because his seeing them was not intentional and hence was not necessary for him, but Arjuna insisted on going for the pilgrimage, to which Dharmaraja finally agreed.

Arjuna went for his pilgrimage, and during his pilgrimage, he married Uloopi, who was a Naagakanya. After that, Arjuna came to Manaloor in the South, the capital of the Pandya kingdom. There, King Chitravahana ruled. He had a beautiful daughter by the name Chitrangada. Arjuna fell in love with Chitrangada and married her. Arjuna stayed with her for 3 months. They both had a son by the name Babruvahana. After that, Arjuna left from there. And from then on, Chitrangada never met Arjuna until the Ashvamedha Sacrifice in future.

SriMadhvacharya says in the Mahabharata Tatparya Nirnaya that Arjuna is Indra and Chitrangada was Shachi Devi's incarnation. Since in the previous birth, this Chitrangada was Tara and Arjuna was Vaali. After the death of Vaali, Taara stayed along with Sugriva and accepted him as her husband. After the Ramavatara, when Tara in her Shachi form went to Svarga, she wasn’t allowed in, saying that since she stayed with another person after her husband Vaali’s death, she won’t be allowed to enter Svarga. She was separated from Indra for 100 years as a result of such an act. Plus, this Tara or Shachidevi was born as Chitrangada in the Dvaparayuga and married Arjuna, but due to the previous birth's karma, she had to suffer separation from Arjuna.

After that, Sahadeva met Babruvahana during his Dakshina Digvijaya, before the Rajasuya Sacrifice, during which Sahadeva also gifted Babruvahana many gifts and received tax from King Chitravahana. In the Ashvamedhika Parva of the Vyasa Mahabharata and the Mahabharata Tatparya Nirnaya of SriMadhvacharya, it is stated that, when Dharmaraja performed the Ashvamedha sacrifice, he appointed Arjuna for the protection of the horse. Thus, Arjuna came to Manaloor, and Babruvahana identified his father and welcomed him with arghya, paadya, and all. Arjuna didn’t like it and asked him to fight him.

Uloopi, the wife of Arjuna, appeared in front of him and said to Babruvahana, “You must perform what pleases your father.” And hence asked him to fight his father. Both fought. Arjuna, out of his love for his son, fought mildly, but Babruvahana, due to his childishness, released a divine arrow at Arjuna, which stuck him and made him unconscious. At that time, Uloopi was there. Chitrangada came there. She was very devastated on seeing Arjuna unconscious. She was very angry at Uloopi and said, “Fie you! Due to you only, father and son fought, and a father got killed by his own son.” Chitrangada, in her mind, thought of leaving her mortal body, but was stopped by Uloopi.

Uloopi went to Nagaloka and brought Vishalyakarani medicine and applied it on Arjuna. Arjuna woke up again. Uloopi said, “I had heard a conversation in the devaloka where the devatas were speaking thus: ’ Earlier, Bhishma and others were not killed righteously by Arjuna. Thus, he needs to experience immense pain.’ So, ensuring nobody else caused this pain, I asked Babruvahana to engage in the war so that the words of the devatas come true.”

Uloopi said, “It is due to the resolve of the Devatas that he fell unconscious. Since he has experienced the results of his mistakes, there shall be no occasion to experience it through others. If Arjuna had lost to others, his fame, which is spread all over the three worlds, would have been tainted. Devatas did thus to ensure his fame does not suffer any loss. When Uloopi narrated thus, Arjuna became affectionate towards his wife and son. Having invited both of them to the Yajna, he proceeded further.

So, this was the story of Babruvahana, like how he was born and what he did. Hope this helps!
Jay SriRam!
ShriKrishnarpanamastu!

Is there any mention of Sri Lanka in the Mahabharata?

 Yes, Lanka is mentioned in the Mahabharata. Sage Narada came and told Dharmaraja Yudhishthira to do the Rajasuya Sacrifice because his father, King Pandu, was in the Yamaloka and wanted to go to Svargaloka. Panduraja in his original form was a Marut devata by the name Paraavara Marut. One day he failed to offer his respects to Indra while Indra was coming into the court, and Indra cursed him to be born as a human and never return to his original form and be in the Yamaloka. Paraavara Marut asked for the remedy of the curse, to which Indra said, ‘In future, Yudhishthira will do the Rajasuya Sacrifice, and then you will be freed from the curse and will merge in your original form.’

84) “In his original form, your father was once performing a penance. Indra, the best amongst the Maruts, came near him. Your father, however, did not stand up in respect. Hence he cursed him”.

85) “You shall obtain the birth of a human. After your death, you will return to the Deva loka. However, you will not unite with your original form, and hence Harishchandra will be greater than you then”.

86) “When Paravaha (the original form of Pandu) apologized, Indra told him – ‘If you perform the Rajasuya, you shall attain your original form again and become superior to Harishchandra'”

87) “Therefore O Dharmaraja! You should certainly perform this auspicious task. All of you too shall obtain complete merit as per your own qualifications”.

[Mahabharata Tatparya Nirnaya, Chapter 21, Pandava Vanapravesha]

And that’s why here Sage Naarada asked Yudhishthira to do the Rajasuya sacrifice. Thus, Yudhishthira sent his brothers for digvijaya. Out of those people, Sahadeva went for the digvijaya in the southern region. Because for the Rajasuya sacrifice, we need to bring taxes from all the kings from all over the world. So, Sahadeva was aiming for Lanka. He remembered Bheemasena’s son Ghatotkacha, who came there immediately and, as per Sahadeva’s instructions, flew to Lanka. There he met Vibheeshana, who was still ruling Lanka. Vibheeshana was extremely pleased by the humility of Ghatotkacha and gave the tax to him for the Rajasuya sacrifice.

213) Sahadeva sent Ghatotkacha, who came there upon mere remembrance, to Vibhishana. He too gave a lot of tax to Sahadeva.

214) Vibhishana remembered all that Sri Rama had told him. He realized that Sri Krishna was Rama Himself. He also observed the strength of Bhima and Arjuna, and that the Pandavas were all Devatas. Hence he gave the tax.

215) The son of Bhima came back to Sahadeva with one mahougha of precious stones. Sahadeva returned to his city. Note: One mahougha is a crore followed by sixty zeroes!

[Mahabharata Tatparya Nirnaya, Chapter 21, Pandava Vanapravesha]

This is as per the Tatparya Nirnaya, which SriMadhvacharya does after reading the Vyasa Mahabharata present all over India, correcting the interpolations (as He Himself mentions in the MBTN ‘Kvachid Granthaaha Prakshipanti') and mentioning the correct Nirnaya for the Mahabharata as per Lord Vedavyasa. Even the Daakshinaatya Paatha of the Mahabharata mentions this.

Actually, after killing Raavana, Ramachandra Himself instructed Vibheeshana that in the future, Yudhishthira will do the Rajasuya sacrifice, and you have to agree to it and give the tax. So yes, Lanka is mentioned in the Mahabharata. But one must note that this Lanka is not the SriLanka which we see now. This SriLanka is the Simhala Dvipa and not the Lanka where Ravana lived, and Vibheeshana is still ruling. It is an island like the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, and the Maldives. The real Lanka is there, but is invisible to our eyes. That’s why Lanka is an invincible city, where Vibheeshana rules and worships Ramachandra.

Hope this helps!
Jay SriRam!
ShriKrishnarpanamastu!

Who were the top 10 best performers in the Kurukshetra War?

 01.Bheeshma:Angered by Duryodhana’s ill words on day 3 night after war,from day 4,dissected the Pandava army in and out for 6 days to Pandava’s fear.Defeated warriors like Abhimanyu,Arjuna,Ghatotkacha,Satyaki etc.,His wrath was formiddable that the Pandavas were forced to adapt advice from Bheeshma himself the way to victory over him.

02.Arjuna:The ‘one man army’ of Pandava army whose death would have forced Pandavas to lose in a single day.Killed/severed foremost of the warriors like Bheeshma,Bhagadatta,Karna and assisted in the death of Guru Drona and Bhurisravasa(killing deceitfully or not ,a win is a win and it is all that matters,so it gets counted to Arjuna’s performance).He was supremely powerful on day 14 which was his highest level of performance that he destroyed the mighty Kaurava army with no mercy.The son of Indra beheaded Jayadrata whilst the superior of warriors like Drona,Kripa,Karna,Ashwattama,Duryodhana stood helpless which I feel is the pinacle of his bravery and prowess.The most important part of him which I love the most is whilst we weigh Vaikartana high in our minds as the one who broke through the obstacles of his life with sheer hardwork and determination,there is Dhananjeya who kept himself low on his royalty and comforts unlike other Pandavas and Kauravas who usually showed their royal superiority one or the other way throughout the book.Arjuna always took pride on what he got by himself(his bravery,skill and knowledge which he achieved through hardwork,determination and divine faith following Dharma) rather than what’s gifted to him either by birth or other factors.This is an important life lesson to all of us especially to those star kids and luxurious brats.

03.Karna(my favorite):His prowess in ‘Archery’ was Arjuna’s match as we all know. It has been written that the damage he inflicted as commander-in-chief of Kaurava army in 2 days over Pandava army was more than that of Bheeshma and Drona combined[yet didn’t place him at first place since he managed to survive for only 7 days compared to Bheeshma(10 days)].Neutralized and won a lot of group attacks from warriors like Satyaki,Bhima,Dhrushtatyumna,Sahadeva,assisted in the death of Abhimanyu[its been clearly mentioned that on 13th day Abhimanyu was protected by Arjun’s Kavach knowledge obtained from Drona who in turn obtained it from his father Bharadwaja which prevented Abhimanyu from getting injured by Karna’s arrows who tries twice,fails,then retreats to Guru Drona who exposes the truth behind the invincibility of Abhimanyu and advises Karna to focus getting rid Abhimanyu off of his arsenal/weaponaries which Karna easily does after cutting Abhimanyu’s bowstring.So Karna defeated Abhimanyu fair and square unlike the popular folklore among Arjun and Abhimanyu fans.Not to forget the power of Rudra bow.I left the ‘ABHIMANYU’S BOON OF INVINCIBILITY’ on the last day of his life away since it demeans a warrior like Abhimanyu off his skills and I personally believe it an interpolation or later addition],killed Ghatotkach,rendered Kauravas out of 1000s of illusions of Ghatotkach before killing him,defeated Bhima to his embarassment,defeated the twins Nakula and Sahadeva,the king Yudhishtira,overpowered Arjuna on 17th day (nearly slained him),etc.,The most interesting aspect of his character is that he did everything spectacularly though mentally hindered by curses and truths about him&Pandavas.That’s the main reason he deserves one of the top 3 positions.Also it was only during his period of command,the Kauravas fought clean and good(tho the converse can’t be said to Pandava army at any point).

04.Drona:Though he was overshadowed by Bheeshma the first 10 days,it never prevented him from inflicting heavy damage to the Pandava army.His highest level of fighting display was on 15th day when he sent nearly 2 akshounis(highest by any in a day)of Pandava army to Lord Yama’s disposal.Only in two instances that Arjuna ever trembled with fear.One was during the 15th day of war whilst he witnessed his own Guru’s wrath(while the other being against Karna when he launched Bhargavastra).

05.Bhima:Despite not being an extraordinary archer,he managed to send more than 1 akshouni of Kaurava sena to his step-dad’s abode,startled Karna that he passes out facing defeat in Vrihodar’s hands(also not to forget that Karna felt fear only once throughout the book and it was against Bhima when he severed Dushasan’s chest),killed 100 Kauravas especially Duryodhana,the King himself(as I already stated deceit or not,a victory is a victory).According to me killing not Bheeshma,not Karna,not Drona,not Bhagadatta matters or counts the most than killing Suyodhana himself. To simply put,Arjuna was like SACHIN TENDULKAR who places the team in comfort,while Bhima was like M S DHONI who takes the team home.

06.Ashwattama:The Guru Putra was extremely talented and powerful that his skills are comparable with Arjuna and Karna unlike shown in TV serials.He killed more than 1 akshouni of Pandava sena when he launched NARAYANASTRA hearing his father’s demisal that even Arjuna had to stay put without knowing what to do.This was the highest feat achieved by Ashwattama.Not to forget that he was one of the members who had beaten Abhimanyu to death.Tbh,he had to be above Bhima,but you know that Bhima has won the star value point by killing Duryodhana.

07.Abhimanyu:While the 16 year old me(4 years ago)don’t go pee alone in night,this young talent who descended the prowess of Arjuna forced Maharatis like Karna,Kripa and Ashwattama to retreat,defeated Duryodhana,Shakuni,Dushasana and even oppressed Guru Drona for a moment.He alone killed 1 akshouni of Kaurava army on 13th day,broke through Chakra Vyuha,faced a braveous death.

08.Bhagadatta:Known for his skills on elephant could be called an Arjun buster without any hesitation.He was the one warrior who Arjuna always was concerned about.He destroyed the Pandava army without mercy on his elephant Supratika.The damage he inflicted was more that can’t be borne by the Pandavas anyday.The damage was more of mentally than that of physically in Pandava army.The damage he produced was like ‘adding fuel to the fire’ for Pandavas who were already concerned about Bheeshma’s wrath.He killed more than 1 akshouni of Pandava army,defeated Abhimanyu,inflicted fear through his skills and valour on Bhima,Satyaki and Sahadeva while fighting against them who ran away for life later from Bhagadatta,launched Vaishnavastra against Arjuna to which the entire Pandava army even Arjuna had no counter,who had to watch helplessly whilst it killed mountains and mountains of Pandava army through the heat it produced,forced Arjuna to retreat for a moment(managed to kill Bhagadatta eventually).

09.Satyaki:The student/friend of Arjuna and charioteer of Lord Krishna was known for his valour and skills in archery.Though overshadowed by Partha himself,it never stopped him to express his valour then and there.He kept Bhurisravasa to check,eventually killed him on Arjuna’s assistance.However his highest feat was breaking Karna’s chariot flag and rendering Vaishya to pass out amidst the battle which forced the charioteer of the same to retreat.

10.Ghatotkacha:Son of Bhima who had been an underdog facing numerous defeats throughout the first 14 days,suddenly had become the talk of the night of the day 14.War at night with Ghatotkacha was like fighting a crocodile in water to the Kauravas provided Ghatotkacha was an Asura and warfare at night is like fighting in his home ground.He killed another asura ‘Alambusa’ from Kaurava side,inflicted heavy damage by falling over the Kaurava sena killing nearly an akshouni of Kaurava army while dying.

00.’Paramathma’ Lord Krishna:The supreme of gods himself fought the whole KURUKSHETRA WAR as Pandavas and Kauravas him being the Pandavas and him being the Kauravas seeding Dharma to the world teaching us Bhagavad Gita.So literally every victory was his and every defeat was his.Jai Shri Krishna!

SPECIAL MENTION: Duryodhana(since centrally placed in the army throughout the war he had less chances to exhibit his prowess.Yet defeated Bhima forcing the same to swoon and flee on the 4th and 8th day of battle respectively.His fight on 18th day with Bhima speaks for himself that he nearly slained Vrihodara if not for timely intervention by Lord Krishna),

Susharma,Kritavarma,Kripacharya.